A bench, headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra, will hear the petitions.

The top court had asked the Maharashtra government, earlier in the month, to submit the postmortem report of the CBI judge, who had died in alleged suspicious circumstances in 2014, citing that the "matter was very serious."

According to reports, Maharashtra-based journalist Lone and activist Tehseen Poonavala had filed independent pleas seeking a fair probe into the death of Justice Loya, who was hearing the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter case, involving various police officers and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah.

In a press conference held on January 12, Justices Madan B. Lokur, Kurien Joseph, Ranjan Gogoi and Jasti Chelameswar questioned the conduct of the CJI, alleging that selective Benches were being appointed to preside over certain cases in the apex court.

Justice Loya's death is one among the certain cases hinted by the four judges. (ANI)

New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): The Central High-level Team, appointed by the Union Health Minister J. P. Nadda to probe the outbreak of Nipah Virus in Kerala, observed that the disease is not a major outbreak and is only a local occurrence.

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 24 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday requested the central government to provide immediate relief to the common people who are suffering from the ever-increasing fuel prices.

Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 24 (ANI): Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that the reduced value of the Indian rupee in comparison to the US dollar is causing fuel price hike.

New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Thursday said that Priyanka Gandhi plays a very important role in the party and it is her choice to decide her role in 2019 general election.

Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 24 (ANI): A widow, named Zareena Bibi, who belongs to the Mansar area of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, finally got a roof on her head thanks to the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna.

Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 24 (ANI): In the wake of the ongoing anti-Sterlite protest in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district, the power supply to the Sterlite Copper plant in the area has been cut off.

Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 09 (ANI): The Students' Union of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Thursday urged Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar to ask Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to roll back its proposed introduction of course on 'Islamic Terrorism

New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Rajiv Singh, the IPS officer probing the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam, along with three other IPS officers, has been repatriated from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with immediate effect on the request of Tripura government.

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 24 (ANI): The Congress Party on Thursday hinted that it is willing to forge an alliance with other "like-minded" parties to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly election.

Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 24 (ANI): The Students' Union of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) on Thursday urged Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar to ask Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) to roll back its proposed introduction of course on 'Islamic Terrorism'.